BARABOO, Wis. – No. 11 Wisconsin women's rowing captured third place as a team at the 2019 Big Ten Championships this morning at Devil's Lake.

Competing against five ranked schools, and two others just outside the top 20, the Badgers edged out Rutgers by only two points in the final team standings for third.

Wisconsin's second novice eight grabbed the silver medal, the highest finish of all UW crews, with a time of 6:53.183 as they closed in hard on Ohio State.

Due to weather conditions, the event was moved up to 7 a.m. and was run in the reverse order starting with the NCAA boats. The varsity eight raced first and the Wisconsin crew claimed a fifth place finish with a time of 6:31.934, behind Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa and Rutgers, but head of Michigan State, Indiana and Minnesota.

The UW second varsity eight just missed the podium as they crossed the line in fourth place with a time of 6:42.287, behind Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana. The Badgers were able to out pace Michigan State, Rutgers, Minnesota and Iowa.

Wisconsin's varsity four also placed fourth with a time of 7:28.423, behind Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana. UW crossed the line before Rutgers, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan State.

UW's second varsity four clocked in at 7:46.420, which was good enough for a sixth-place finish, defeating Michigan State and Iowa.

The third varsity four battled hard to edge out Indiana by less than two hundredths of a second to claim a fourth-place finish. Wisconsin finished with a time of 7:47.467 over the Hoosiers at 7:47.621.

Another fourth-place finish was claimed by the novice eight with a time of 6:46.351, behind Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana. Wisconsin topped Rutgers, Minnesota, Michigan State, and Iowa.

Michigan captured the team title with 186 points, snapping Ohio State's six-year hold on the conference title. The Buckeyes were second with 171 points, while the Badgers collected 109 points for third place. 

For Wisconsin, senior Sarah Gibbons earned 2019 First-Team All-Big Ten honors, while senior Alicia Evans garnered second-team All-Big Ten accolades. Senior coxswain Jane Merriman was named the Badgers' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.

BTN will broadcast the 2019 Big Ten Rowing Championships on tape delay on Sunday, May 26 at 10 a.m. CT.

 

The #Badgers finished third to earn their 10th-consecutive top-3 finish at the Big Ten Rowing Championships.

Check out some photos from this morning at Devil's Lake care of Greg Anderson, Tom Lynn and Diane Nordstrom. #B1GRowing https://t.co/9bm3EHNeZ7 pic.twitter.com/A5uTlzyiOI

— Wisconsin Rowing (@BadgerRowing) May 19, 2019

 
Straight from the Lake
Head Coach Bebe Bryans
On the overall racing
"The regatta went pretty well for us. I think we were hoping to have a little more speed in our top boats, but overall Wisconsin raced well. We came and did what we could. Shout out to the second novice eight for their second-place finish and great race to close out the event. Hopefully, we will have another shot to keep going and execute in a couple of weeks."

On the venue
"It made us all really proud to be here. We cannot thank the event staff, park staff, Mary Browning and everyone else involved in making this happen, enough. They went above and beyond anything we could have hoped for. They were outstanding."

Up Next
The NCAA selection show takes place on Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. via stream on NCAA.com announcing the at-large teams that will be invited to the NCAA Championships held in Indianapolis, Ind. May 31-Jun 2.


2019 Big Ten Championships
May 19
Baraboo, Wis.
Devil's Lake
2000 meters
Final Team Standings
1. Michigan, 186; 2. Ohio State, 171; 3. Wisconsin, 109; 4. Rutgers, 107; 5. Indiana, 98; 6. Iowa, 78; 7. Michigan State, 67; 8. Minnesota, 46
 
Varsity Eight
1. Michigan, 6:22.012; 2. Ohio State, 6:24.504; 3. Iowa, 6:26.614; 4. Rutgers, 6:28.472; 5. Wisconsin, 6:31.934; 6. Michigan State, 6:35.124; 7. Indiana, 6:36.894; 8. Minnesota, 6:36.914
UW Lineup – Coxswain Saylor Martin, Alicia Evans, Eliza Clifford, Lauren O'Connor, Sarah Gibbons, Isa Darvin, Katherine Grose, Allie Lohrenz, Renee Olley

Second Varsity Eight
1. Michigan, 6:30.479; 2. Ohio State, 6:35.079; 3. Indiana, 6:39.971; 4. Wisconsin, 6:42,287; 5. Michigan State, 6:42,497; 6. Rutgers, 6:43.569; 7. Minnesota, 6:43,569; 8. Iowa, 6:54.113
UW Lineup – Coxswain Emma Smith, Elisabet Pietz, Makayla Stow, Grace Joyce, Kaylee Steeno, Adrienne Kisting, Taylor Caudle, Charlotte Melcher, Rebekah Armstrong

Varsity Four
1. Ohio State, 7:17.351; 2. Michigan, 7:19.003; 3. Indiana, 7:23.147; 4. Wisconsin, 7:28.423; 5. Rutgers, 7:32,507; 6. Iowa, 7:36.667; 7. Minnesota, 7:38.059; 8. Michigan State, 7:46.879
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Maggie Mandarano, Elizabeth Clarke, Niamh Martin, Becca Kite, Carissa Witthuhn

Second Varsity Four
1. Michigan, 7:30.616; 2. Rutgers, 7:34.542; 3. Ohio State, 7:38.942; 4. Indiana, 7:40.900; 5. Minnesota, 7:42.318; 6. Wisconsin, 7:46.420; 7. Michigan State, 7:56.061; 8. Iowa, 8:01.275
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Georgia Norton, Jenna Hoffstatter, Alyson Nerenhausen, Martyna Paruch, Mackenna Wilkie

Third Varsity Four
1. Ohio State, 7:27.837; 2. Michigan, 7:28.133; 3. Rutgers, 7:40.355; 4. Wisconsin, 7:47.467; 5. Indiana, 7:47.621; 6. Iowa, 8:00.471; 7. Minnesota, 8:15.611
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Jane Merriman, Samantha Harris, Sophia Marshall, Rachel Guagliardo, Grace Klein

Novice Eight
1. Michigan, 6:37.253; 2. Ohio State, 6:40.677; 3. Indiana, 6:41.039; 4. Wisconsin, 6:46.351; 5. Rutgers, 6:48.671; 6. Minnesota, 6:55.135; 7. Michigan State, 7:04.233; 8. Iowa, 7:24.263
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Delicia Iremonger, Kendra Davis, Brandi Gueths, Jaclyn Garwood, Maureen Burke, Sarah Navin, Jennifer Haus, Ashley Wright, Morgan Robinson

Second Novice Eight
1. Ohio State, 6:50.423; 2. Wisconsin, 6:53.183; 3. Michigan, 6:58.407; 4. Michigan State, 7:01.529; 5. Rutgers, 7:02.037; 6. Minnesota, 7:16.513, 7. Iowa, 7:37.361
UW Lineup -- Coxswain Marcella Cannatti, Sabrina Andringa, Emily Hoffins, Abigail Buschette, Ellery Craven, Olivia Bratzke, Kyra Porter, Megan Pierce, Sophia Henshue